Melo
@letitmelo.bsky.social
Illustrator, Animator & Designer
Past work: Pencilmation, Retronauts, Kotaku, & more
Views posted are my own
Past work: Pencilmation, Retronauts, Kotaku, & more
Views posted are my own
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It's #portfolioday and this year I want more publishing and game work!
My name is Greg Melo, and I do illustration and design for books, editorials, podcasts, comics, social media and more!
Portfolio: gregmelo.com
My comic: mnmcomic.com
Art blog: pixelpulp.tumblr.com
contact: letitmelo@gmail.com
My name is Greg Melo, and I do illustration and design for books, editorials, podcasts, comics, social media and more!
Portfolio: gregmelo.com
My comic: mnmcomic.com
Art blog: pixelpulp.tumblr.com
contact: letitmelo@gmail.com
Started Starfleet Academy and I keep thinking about
January 19, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Started Starfleet Academy and I keep thinking about
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cleaning up my desktop and found this little gem
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 AM
cleaning up my desktop and found this little gem
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"i can merge those layers. there's no real reason to keep these ones separate anymore"
January 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"i can merge those layers. there's no real reason to keep these ones separate anymore"
I know FF7R is awful but I forgot how brisk OG FF7 is (esp cause the only time I played it was the Eidos port on a busted celeron)
Over the span of 90 minutes you've bombed a reactor, reminisced with your friend, jumped out of a moving train, bombed another reactor, and met the pixie dream girl
Over the span of 90 minutes you've bombed a reactor, reminisced with your friend, jumped out of a moving train, bombed another reactor, and met the pixie dream girl
January 18, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I know FF7R is awful but I forgot how brisk OG FF7 is (esp cause the only time I played it was the Eidos port on a busted celeron)
Over the span of 90 minutes you've bombed a reactor, reminisced with your friend, jumped out of a moving train, bombed another reactor, and met the pixie dream girl
Over the span of 90 minutes you've bombed a reactor, reminisced with your friend, jumped out of a moving train, bombed another reactor, and met the pixie dream girl
Someone made a browser-based single player game based on Final Fantasy XI and it's pretty nuts??
xim.pages.dev?mode=game
xim.pages.dev?mode=game
Xim
Browser-based FFXI client simulator
xim.pages.dev
January 18, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Someone made a browser-based single player game based on Final Fantasy XI and it's pretty nuts??
xim.pages.dev?mode=game
xim.pages.dev?mode=game
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I’m opening up a couple extra commission slots because my really really nice MV7 Shure mic died. Starting at $60 for manga-style illustration.
#commsopen #commissionsopen #commissions
#commsopen #commissionsopen #commissions
January 18, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I’m opening up a couple extra commission slots because my really really nice MV7 Shure mic died. Starting at $60 for manga-style illustration.
#commsopen #commissionsopen #commissions
#commsopen #commissionsopen #commissions
refreshing water is dripping onto the stump
January 17, 2026 at 11:27 PM
refreshing water is dripping onto the stump
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Let's ride the wind, babe!
December 7, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Let's ride the wind, babe!
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D&D character I actually did wind up playing back when Artificer first came out. Was channeling Bravely Default when I drew him
August 4, 2023 at 1:09 AM
D&D character I actually did wind up playing back when Artificer first came out. Was channeling Bravely Default when I drew him
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Need a bigger barn for all these GOATs
January 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Need a bigger barn for all these GOATs
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'86 is such a packed year of forever classics. Gamers were eating.
December 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
'86 is such a packed year of forever classics. Gamers were eating.
I would take a bullet for everyone on Abbott Elementary.
January 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I would take a bullet for everyone on Abbott Elementary.
An existential threat to the company.
AI bros don't pay Adobe subscriptions, designers do.
But designers have Feelings about AI. And they have Even More, Even Older Feelings about Adobe.
AI bros don't pay Adobe subscriptions, designers do.
But designers have Feelings about AI. And they have Even More, Even Older Feelings about Adobe.
From Dare Obasanjo on Mastodon. Adobe is hitting the floor. #AI
January 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
An existential threat to the company.
AI bros don't pay Adobe subscriptions, designers do.
But designers have Feelings about AI. And they have Even More, Even Older Feelings about Adobe.
AI bros don't pay Adobe subscriptions, designers do.
But designers have Feelings about AI. And they have Even More, Even Older Feelings about Adobe.
Huh. I was kinda hoping those ultra high res fuck you scans Square teased in September might've been for art prints, but looks like it was maybe for this?
youtu.be/gDI_9nAywzA?...
youtu.be/gDI_9nAywzA?...
January 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Huh. I was kinda hoping those ultra high res fuck you scans Square teased in September might've been for art prints, but looks like it was maybe for this?
youtu.be/gDI_9nAywzA?...
youtu.be/gDI_9nAywzA?...
To be fair Gamestop thinks all video game characters look like this so I get the confusion.
January 17, 2026 at 3:13 AM
To be fair Gamestop thinks all video game characters look like this so I get the confusion.
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Please enjoy this nearly three seconds of footage from the original Mother 3, newly captured off of a tape we're working with
January 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Please enjoy this nearly three seconds of footage from the original Mother 3, newly captured off of a tape we're working with
It's kinda figure-heavy...I dunno man I want more scenes like the Deku Tree set.
LEGO - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – The Final Battle up for preorder at LEGO Store ($129.99) buff.ly/mj53vLu #ad
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
It's kinda figure-heavy...I dunno man I want more scenes like the Deku Tree set.
Leftist Gamer Memes drives me up a wall cause they somehow engage with the text less and worse than Incorrect Final Fantasy Quotes
except at least Incorrect Final Fantasy Quotes sources their shitposts instead of misattributing leftist sentiment to Gaffgarion of all characters
except at least Incorrect Final Fantasy Quotes sources their shitposts instead of misattributing leftist sentiment to Gaffgarion of all characters
January 16, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Leftist Gamer Memes drives me up a wall cause they somehow engage with the text less and worse than Incorrect Final Fantasy Quotes
except at least Incorrect Final Fantasy Quotes sources their shitposts instead of misattributing leftist sentiment to Gaffgarion of all characters
except at least Incorrect Final Fantasy Quotes sources their shitposts instead of misattributing leftist sentiment to Gaffgarion of all characters
It doesn't help that official D&D adventures are restrictive walls of text that are a nightmare to prep and require copious highlighting to make usable at a table
So on top of spending hours prepping one session you need to facilitate rules for *gestures at tax forms*
AND likely schedule the game
So on top of spending hours prepping one session you need to facilitate rules for *gestures at tax forms*
AND likely schedule the game
I've been saying the same for ages. D&D is a pretty bad game to use as an introduction to the hobby because it's relatively obtuse, especially for new GMs.
More than once I look wistfully over to board gamers who understand that you induct a newbie with Ticket to Ride, not Too Many Bones.
More than once I look wistfully over to board gamers who understand that you induct a newbie with Ticket to Ride, not Too Many Bones.
Every time I say that D&D is not a game that's easy to learn, I get pushback from people who've only tried D&D, Pathfinder, and Shadowrun.
It's solidly medium crunch.
There are much better games to use as an intro and I think, if D&D weren't the gateway to the hobby, we'd have more people.
It's solidly medium crunch.
There are much better games to use as an intro and I think, if D&D weren't the gateway to the hobby, we'd have more people.
January 16, 2026 at 9:08 AM
It doesn't help that official D&D adventures are restrictive walls of text that are a nightmare to prep and require copious highlighting to make usable at a table
So on top of spending hours prepping one session you need to facilitate rules for *gestures at tax forms*
AND likely schedule the game
So on top of spending hours prepping one session you need to facilitate rules for *gestures at tax forms*
AND likely schedule the game
They made hashtags of red flags
January 15, 2026 at 11:27 PM
They made hashtags of red flags
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Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.